Easy and Quick High Protein Pancakes (3 ingredients!)
Sugar-free, one-bowl pancakes made by blending oats into flour, with a fermented-food twist from kefir. Ready in 20 minutes.
Equipment
- 1 Blendtec OR
- 1 Vitamix
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats ground into oat flour
- 1 cup plain yogurt or kefir
- 2 large eggs Natural Grocer
Optional Ingredients
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp grinded seeds chia, hemp, flaxseed, sunflower and/or pumpkin seeds - we keep this blend in our fridge to add
- 1/3 cup pecan pieces optional
- 3/4 banana sliced into small pieces (optional)
OR
- 1/3 cup Blueberries (optional)
Instructions
- Grind rolled oats into a fine oat flour.
- In a medium bowl - add yogurt or kefir, eggs, as well as optional: vanilla, and baking powder; mix until smooth.
- Optional - slice and chop 3/4 of banana. Fold in pecan pieces and banana, if using.
- Heat a lightly oiled/ butter skillet over medium-low heat. Lower if cast iron skillet.
- Cook pancakes 2-3 minutes per side until bubbles appear and flip, then till golden.
- Serve warm, optionally topped with a fried egg.
- Can top with grass-fed butter, real maple syrup or other toppings you enjoy.
- I love having vegetables as part of my breakfast - you can enjoy a Green Smoothie beside this meal.
Notes
- Store leftovers in the fridge and reheat in the toaster.
- Can be fully cooked and frozen for a healthier take on frozen waffles.
- 939 kcal for 8 small pancakes (117.4 kcal each small pancake)